6 h. ago Inside Shamima Begum's secret camp life as she hides in mask ready to flee

ISIS bride Shamima Begum is said to be keeping her head down and is fully prepared to leave the Kurdish run detention camp, where she is being held, in the hope Syrian forces will free her and other women from the tent cities

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7 h. ago Cole Palmer: Chelsea handed fitness boost as star in training ahead of Napoli clash

Huge boost for Liam Rosenior ahead of must-win fixture

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7 h. ago Swiss bar owners ‘blame girl in the helmet’ for starting horror NYE fire that killed 40, leaked police interview reveals

THE Swiss bar owners facing prison over a New Year’s Eve inferno that killed 40 people have blamed a young waitress for starting the blaze and blocking an escape route, a leaked police interview reveals. Jacques Moretti, 49, and his wife Jessica Moretti, 40, are under judicial supervision after the deadly fire at Le Constellation...

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8 h. ago ‘She narrowly escaped three bullets’: Pakistan’s trans community shaken by attacks and killings

A wave of violence has left transgender people afraid to go out, as experts say the global rise of far-right ideology is fuelling transphobiaIt was past midnight but Zehrish Khanzadi and Bindiya Rana were still up, drinking tea, when the doorbell rang. Within seconds of Rana unlocking the door remotely from the kitchen, three shots rang out. “The men fled and she narrowly escaped all three bullets,” Khanzadi says of her colleague and housemate.Both trans women work for the Gender Alliance Interactive (GIA), an organisation that advocates for transgender rights, Rapa as its head and Khanzadi as a rights activist. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago Porto warm up for Rangers test by extending impressive winning run as boss praises 'spine

Porto secured another impressive victory ahead of their clash with Rangers in the Europa League this week.

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8 h. ago Mother of man jailed in Syria for Islamic State links calls for his repatriation to UK or Canada

Sally Lane fears son Jack Letts, who left UK aged 18, may face death penalty if airlifted to Iraq under US operationThe mother of a British-born man detained for nearly nine years without trial in Syria has called for his repatriation to the UK or Canada as the US plans to airlift 7,000 Islamic State-linked prisoners from Syria to Iraq.Sally Lane, the mother of Jack Letts, 30, said she was “frantically trying to find out as much as possible” and that it was unclear if he would face the death penalty in Iraq or remain in Syria – or be sent to Canada or the UK in line with US demands. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago Swiss inferno bar owners place blame on tragic 'waitress in the helmet' and say fire was result of her 'show' climbing on to colleague's shoulders with lit sparklers

The Swiss bar owners facing prison following the New Year fire in which 40 people died have firmly blamed their young staff for causing it and blocking an escape exit, it emerged today.

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10 h. ago Australia revokes visa of Israeli influencer who had called Islam a ‘murderous ideology’

Influencer Sammy Yahood, 25, was due to fly to Australia for a speaking tour

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10 h. ago David Beckham pays tribute to Victoria amid ongoing rift with Brooklyn

The fashion designer was honoured by the French Ministry of Culture.

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10 h. ago East Kilbride v Spartans: Kilby boss aims to bounce back from 'worst display of his tenure' in Stranraer loss

Kilby didn't have the best preparation for tonight's huge top of the table clash in League Two

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10 h. ago ISIS bride Shamima Begum has 'bags packed' as she bides time to escape jihadi camp

Shamima Begum continues to be held at a detention camp for ISIS brides and their children as Syrian government forces push into regions controlled by Kurdish forces

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12 h. ago Coronation Street legend breaks silence on 'dreadful' secret child twist amid 'exit'

Coronation Street favourite Sue Devaney said Debbie Webster feels 'dreadful' for lying to her secret son Carl Webster for decades, as Debbie leaves Weatherfield for prison

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13 h. ago Coronation Street's Debbie Webster 'terrified' as prison fate confirmed

Despite Carl's confession, a stint in prison looks like it awaits Debbie

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15 h. ago Prophecy from apocalyptic 'messiah' warns of death so widespread 'even birds won't escape'

A prophet from 120 years ago is believed to have predicted the end of the world, which could involve a fiery war with Russia.

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18 h. ago Frank & Louis review – moving drama of dementia and caregiving in prison

Sundance film festival: strong performances from Kingsley Ben-Adir and Rob Morgan anchor a sensitive film about caregiving as a form of rehabilitationOne of the greatest achievements of a certain kind of Sundance movie is the ability to shine a light on an experience or community we hadn’t previously been aware of. This year’s stoic and sensitive drama Frank & Louis takes us behind bars, a place we’ve been many times before at this festival, but to shadow the taxing work of inmates taking care of those who have dementia, a specifically difficult job in an already difficult place. Petra Volpe, the Swiss writer-director, who last explored a far more known form of caregiving in exhausting nursing drama Late Shift, makes her English language debut with a film inspired by the “Gold Coats” peer support program at the California Men’s Colony state prison.As with her previous film, there’s real rigour to how she zeroes in on the grind of under-appreciated labour, but while Late Shift wa...

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19 h. ago New team aims to help British small businesses win defence contracts

The Defence Office for Small Business Growth has been launched.

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19 h. ago Australia cancels visa of Jewish influencer who previously called for Islam to be banned

Sammy Yahood accuses Labor of ‘tyranny’ after the government cancelled his visa hours before his flight was due to departFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe government has cancelled the visa of a Jewish influencer who has previously called for the ban of Islam and was booked to speak at several events in Australia.The right-leaning Australian Jewish Association (AJA) said Sammy Yahood’s visa was cancelled three hours before his flight was due to depart. Continue reading...

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19 h. ago Love Island stars Sean and Scott’s rivalry boils over as they clash in fiery game that threatens to divide villa

LOVE Island stars Sean Stone and Scott van-der-Sluis spectacularly clashed on-screen as their ongoing rivalry exploded in an fiery new villa game. Relations between the two islanders, who are appearing on the latest series of Love Island: All Stars, have been fraught ever since Scott entered the villa as a bombshell. And in a teaser...

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19 h. ago Portsmouth ball boy, 16, suffers hearing loss and is left 'shaken up' after flashbang detonates during derby clash with Southampton

TARA ANSON-WALSH: A 16-year-old Portsmouth ball boy has been left unable to hear in one ear after a missile thrown from the stands exploded nearby during Sunday's fiery south coast derby.

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19 h. ago Love Island fans convinced Millie isn’t feeling Curtis after her VERY awkward reaction to first kiss

LOVE Island fans aren't feeling Millie Court and Curtis Pritchard's surprise romance after their first kiss. And they're convinced Millie isn't either after she burst out laughing once they'd locked lips. It didn't escape Curtis, who asked, "Was it that bad?" One viewer wrote on X: "Millie laughing after kissing Curtis is sending me, she...

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